3rd Missile Brigade "Aquileia" | |
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3ª Brigata Missili "Aquileia" | |
Active | 1 October 1959 – 30 November 1991 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Type | Artillery |
Role | Rocket artillery |
Part of | 5th Army Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Portogruaro |
The 3rd Missile Brigade "Aquileia" (Italian: 3ª Brigata Missili "Aquileia") was an artillery brigade of the Italian Army active between 1959 and 1991. The brigade was stationed in North-Eastern Italy and armed with missile and artillery systems capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons as part of Italy's participation in NATOs nuclear sharing programme. During peacetime the brigade fell under command of the Italian V Army Corps, but during wartime the brigade would have been subordinate to NATOs Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (LANDSOUTH) command in Verona. After the end of the Cold War the brigade was disbanded and its weapon systems retired.